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Stating that progress of revenue and budget implementation was reviewed, the Finance Minister said revenue collection was increased by 10 per cent as compared to previous fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">More revenue would be collected and spent as per the rule, he said and added that the income and expenditure was estimated based on revenue collected. The government had allocated Rs 1.751 trillion budget for current fiscal year. A budget ceiling of Rs 1.8 trillion has been set for coming fiscal year 2024\/25, he informed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KATHMANDU &#8211;\u00a0 Finance Minister Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat has said the budget passed by the sovereign parliament could not be reduced. 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